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Trump Vows to Ship Northern California Water to Beverly Hills, Also to Reverse the Flow of Rivers Back Up Into the Hills to Soak the Ground and Thereby Prevent Forest Fire
We're sending millions and millions of gallons of water out into the ocean to protect a teeny, tiny fish called the smelt, which isn't making it anyway.And at the…
At Special Meeting This Morning, Humboldt Supervisors Will Consider Disciplinary Action, Dismissal of a High-Ranking County Employee
At a special meeting this morning, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will meet in closed session to consider disciplinary action and/or potential dismissal of a public employee, an unusual action…
Thousands in California’s Jails Have the Right to Vote — but Here’s Why Many Won’t
Ronald Latney, 44, from San Francisco, speaks about voting while incarcerated in the San Francisco Sheriff’s jail in San Bruno on Sept. 11, 2024. Photo by Florence Middleton, CalMattersRonald Latney used…
OBITUARY: Luther Lee Loudermilk, 1927-2024
…Some of those camping trips with the RV went to Trinity Lake and Ruth Lake where the goal was to fish. Lee liked to fish the little creeks feeding the lake. After…
OBITUARY: Monte Dale Gier, 1957-2024
…He had a remarkable gift of listening to others and bringing joy to those around him and quite often brightened the mood with his humorous impersonations over the forklift intercom when he…
OBITUARY: Brutus Morley Ward, 1947-2024
It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of Brutus Morley Ward on August 31, 2024, at 77. Brutus was born in Quincy, Illinois on February 17, 1947, to Grace…
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: The Navy Submarine That Ran Aground on Samoa Beach
…They closed the hatches and they left it there for the night.”So, how did they get the submarine out of the surf? Click "play" on the video above to find out…
(UPDATE: CONTAINED) Fire Crews Responding to Small Fire North of Blue Lake
An airplane drops fire retardant on the Green Fire in Blue Lake. | Photo submitted by Elaine Hogan.###UPDATE: The Green Fire was contained at approximately .46 acres at 1:45 p.m…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What If Measure F Passes?
Eureka voters will be asked to decide on Measure F, the pro-parking ballot measure that opponents warn would thwart ongoing plans to build affordable housing downtown. If it passes, what are…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Crannell Gang! A Story About a Group of Teenage Would-Be Ne’er-Do-Wells Looking for Ways to Raise a Ruckus in the Late 1940s
…when the men left on the work train for the woods. Then he got ready for school and ran back down the hill to catch the school bus by the Company Store…
POLL! Last One: Have You Ever Basked in the Majesty of Ruth Lake?
Can you handle the Ruth? Quite a few Humboldt residents have never been to Shelter Cove. Even fewer have been to Alderpoint. Orleans, by comparison, is a freakin' destination. This is what…
Former Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez Facing Up To $61K in Fines for Failure to File Campaign Finance Forms on Time
…That money then goes into the state's general fund.In the rare cases when the alleged violator never comes forward and the assessed penalties go into default, the FPPC can place…
With $1.15M From Security National, Measure F is Now the Most Expensive Ballot Initiative in Eureka History
A "Yes on Measure F" billboard in Old Town Eureka. | Photo by Ryan Burns.###Thanks to an open firehose of financing from the Rob Arkley-founded real estate servicing firm Security National…
ACV Provides Update on Parking Lot Remodel Timeline
…This will help reduce traffic at the airport and demand on the limited temporary paid parking lots during construction. Ride services available include: Lane closures in the vicinity of the ACV Terminal…
(PHOTOS) WELCOME to the NEW CARLSON PARK! Juiced-Up Valley West River-Side Recreating Will Be Kicked Off With a Ceremonial Ribbon-Cutting This Afternoon
…Most tantalizing is the access to the Mad River — the only public access within city limits. Non-motorized boating infrastructure was built, as well as a trail system that links to the…
Are California Prisons Stiffing Inmates on $200 Release Payments? Lawsuit Says They Are
…According to the court ruling, the regulations were “not authorized by or consistent with the terms” of the law. But according to the new lawsuit, the 2008 ruling had little effect on…
OBITUARY: Philip Michael Nicklas, 1946-2024
…Phil enjoyed backpacking with his family and friends in his favorite places, the Trinity Alps and the Lost Coast. He even took on the challenging John Muir Trail and hiked to the…
POLL! What About Orleans? Have You Ever Driven All the Way Out to Orleans?
Way out Highway 96 lies a tight knit community on the Klamath River. Ever been?LoCO has been enjoying your responses to the "Have you ever been to _______?" poll series we inadvertently…
Two Humboldt County Residents Charged for Participating in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Attack
The FBI identified Kristen Oliver Cunningham and Stacey Lynne Urhammer on closed-circuit video at several locations within the U.S. Capitol building and grounds on January 6, 2021. | All images via…
PREDICTION: There Will Very Likely be a Four-Acre Grass Fire in the Table Bluff Area Tomorrow
…Professionally controlled prescribed burn planned for the consumption of non-native grass on approximately 4 acres. WHEN: The prescribed burn will take place as conditions allow on Friday, September 13th, 2024. WHERE…
Eureka Police Attempting to Identify Suspects in Organized Retail Theft Incidents
…The Eureka Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the following individuals associated with a series of recent, organized retail thefts. They are likely associated with a grey, 2000…
No Sleeping Bags, Keep Moving: California Cities Increase Crackdown on Homeless Encampments
Tents in a homeless encampment line up against a fence in the Chinatown neighborhood just outside of downtown Fresno on Feb. 11, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMattersIt’s been a…
OBITUARY: Malena Russell, 1974-2024
Malena Russell passed away on July 21, 2024 at the age of 49, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Malena was born in Banning, Calif. on September 22, 1974 to her parents…
OBITUARY: Danny Eugene Olson Jr., 1982-2024
…Although he stepped away a few times to challenge himself in other professions, he would ultimately find himself back in the driver's seat seeing the countryside and making friends along the…
OBITUARY: Rosalie Agnes Watts (Kayser), 1947-2024
…You would always find her out in the fresh air, from hiking in the woods, quad riding in the desert or beach, boogie boarding at the beach, exploring caves, backpacking into volcanoes…
Public Health Shuts Down Eureka Elks Lodge For Two Weeks After Continued Shigella Exposures
Eureka Elks Lodge. | Google Street View.###Press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services:Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Environmental Health officials shutdown the Elks…
POLL! OK, But Have You Been to Alderpoint?
…CONTINUING POLL:POLL! Where is the Best Place in Humboldt to Buy a Bong?
Twenty-Six Years After They Were Stranded There By Floods, The Balloon Track’s Zombie Trains Are Finally Moving Out — Mostly in Pieces
…The engines have been stranded on the site for at least that long.The North Coast Railroad Authority, the public agency that managed the battered line, was finally dissolved in 2021 and…
Missing Eureka Woman Found ‘Alive and Well’ After Three-Day Search Effort, Says Humboldt Sheriff
###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:Jean Marie Etherton, age 63, of Eureka, was located safe in Eureka around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Etherton has…
(PICTURES) A New Monument at Berry Summit Will Honor the Legendary Horse Mountain Skiing Scene
…The Grippers raised all the money to build the thing themselves.Next week they're having a big event out at Berry Summit to break ground on the project, and if you…